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Apr 17, 1524
New York Harbor
Verrazzano, sailing for France, discovers New York Harbor -
Jun 9, 1534
St. Lawrence River
Frenchmen Jacques Cartier navigates the St. Lawrence River names the island along with the River Montreal -
Quebec
French explorer, Samuel de Champlain, founded the colony of Quebec -
New Netherland
Henry Hudson, exploring for the Netherlands, claims land that will become New Netherland -
Plymouth, Massachusetts
Pilgrims from England found an English Colony in Plymouth, Massachusetts -
New York
The Duke of York drives out the Dutch in New Netherland. The Duke of York claims the colony for England and renamed it, New York -
Massachusetts
King Philip's War begins in colonial villages of Massachusetts, between Colonists and Native Americans -
Mississippi Valley river
Sieur de La Salle explores the lower Mississippi Valley river and claims the Valley for France, and names it Louisiana in honor of the French King Louis XIV -
Jamestown
Jamestown was founded on the coast of Virginia by 100 English settlers -
Ohio River Valley
The war between the British and French, known as the French & Indian War. The war is fought over disputed land claims in the Ohio River Valley -
New England cost
An epidemic of smallpox, brought by Europeans, kills many Native Americans on the New England coast